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Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mr George Norman (Headteacher)

location_onPeterborough, PE8 6XS

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

92%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Peterborough, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Peterborough, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 225 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 92% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 91 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #3,286 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 59%

Reading96% LA 71%

Writing92% LA 70%

Maths96% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading89% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.7

-0.2 to 4.4

2.2

Write

LA -0.2

0.0 to 4.5

2.3

Maths

LA -0.7

0.1 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

95%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading95% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA -0.9

1.1 to 6.6

5.7

Write

LA -0.7

3.1 to 8.2

3.7

Maths

LA -0.8

1.3 to 6.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

95%

LA 61%

Reading95% LA 73%

Writing100% LA 77%

Maths100% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA -1.1

0.1 to 5.3

4.8

Write

LA -0.7

2.3 to 7.3

3.1

Maths

LA -1.3

0.7 to 5.5

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#3,286 / 14,159	#8	#210	#1
2024	#4,282 / 14,233	#23	#1,228	#1
2023	#509 / 13,940	#4	#1,423	#1,966
2019	#995 / 11,810	#3	#124	#208
2018	#1,072 / 10,972	#2	#127	#495

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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06 November 2019

Inspection Report

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21 November 2018

Inspection Report

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18 March 2015

Inspection Report

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07 December 2010

Inspection Report

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12 December 2007

Inspection Report

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19 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-11-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2018-11-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2015-03-18

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

2010-12-07

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 220 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	220	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	213	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	223	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	222	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	165	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	163	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

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Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Christian)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in North Northamptonshire

Ruskin Academy

Greenfields Primary School and Nursery

Broughton Primary School

Olympic Primary

Warwick Academy

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School